GARDENERS' CALENDAR.

Dunstan Times, Issue 924, 2 January 1880, Page 3

GARDENERS' CALENDAR.

JANUARY. Kitchen - Harden.—Prepare ground for the Cabbage trihe. if not already done, which should be rich, and deeply worked. Plant out Cauliflower, Broccoli, Curled Greens, Savoys, and Drumhead Cabbages for the Winter and Spring use, in rows two feet apart each way Early Cabbages may lie inserted at twemy-twa inches asunder. Transplant Reeks in rows oi hteen inches apart, and nine inches between each Reek. Plant Celery not less than four feet between the rows, and the plants a foot apart. Mark out the ground into four feet clear spaces, allowing fourteen inches from the trench. Dig out each trench afoot deep, throwing the sod on the spaces between, on either side of the trench ; then dig in the trenches a good dressing of strong, decayed dung, which will leave the trench now about seven or eight inches deep, and insert the plants

The hist sowing of Peas mav now he put in, in rows three feet a art, choosing an early sort. Sow Endive, Spinach. French Beans Radish, and Lettuce, in moist, rich soil if necessary giving a dusting of guano After rain, whatever time it comes during the month, the principal crop of turnips should be sown, in rows two fed apart. Dry Onions as they bee- me ripe ; those possessed of thich necks should have their tops bent over or twisted All growing crops should be kept free from weeds, stirring the ground bstween tho rows, to prevent, caking. Fruit Department.—All stone fruits may be budded. The process consists in the removal of a portion of the bark bearing a hud from one plant, and inserting it in a slit of another tree of the same family. The stock on which the bud is placed has an incision made in its bark, thus:— T Tho bud must he prominent, oval, and tapering, which indicates wood,—those of a round, plumpy form, fruit The Bark containing the bud is shaped in the form of a shield ; the wood is jerked out, and the bud pushed down the perpendicular part of the incision of the P. the bud looking upwards After its insertion it has to be tied down by matting, bass, or worsted thread. Thin wall-fruit, cut off rank shoots, nail in the useful ' ranches, without shortening ; remove suckers from grafts, and secure the young grafts from being damaged by wind or otherwise torn iff before their fixture is complete.

Flower Pepartiient Pot Fuchsia* require to be ferl with liquid manure All pot plants should never be watered until they really need it, nod ihen do it thoroughly. Cut down Geraniums that are done flowering, and re-pot with fresh soil All struck cuttings of Green-honse plants

should be potted off, and all small plants that have been potted off some lime n quire shifting to large pots, so as to prevent becoming pot-Sound.

Sow annuals, such as Migmonette, Candytuft, Kemophylla, <tc,. Pipe the shoots of Pinks, that is, cut them up to about three joints, take off the leaves lower, and strike them under a hand-glass. Layer Carnations, choosing a suitable branch, taking off all leaves below the joint selected; make an incision with a sharp knife, about a quarter of au inch below the chosen joint ; passing the blade through the joint terminating in the centre of the stem. The tongue thus made is inserted in sandy soil, fixed by means of a peg, and the shoot or branch placed in an upright position. Keep the hoe at work during bright sunshine.